Biscuit cutting and embossing machine



H. W. HOLE.

BISCUIT CUTTING AND EMBOSS ING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1922.

1 A2 1 349 o Patented June 27, 1922.

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H. w. HOLE.

BISCUIT CUTT lNG AND EMBOSSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1922.

1 ,42 1 349, V Patented June 27, 1922.

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llll I I H. W. HOLE BISCUIT CUTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1922.

1,421,349, r Patented June 27, 1922.

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HERBERT WILLIAM HOLE, OF XVILLESDEN JUNCTION, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH BAKER SONS AND PERKINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF VIHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.

BISCUIT COTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE.

To all whom c't may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT WILLIAM HOLE, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at lVillesden J unction, London, NVV., England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Biscuit Cutting and Embossing lilachines (for which I filed application in England F ebruary 18, 1921), of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cutting and embossing machines for biscuits, lozenges and the like, of that type in which the embossers, which may serve as ejectors, are disposed within circular or annular cutters, the latter and the embossers being mounted on separate members which are independently operated and relatively movable for the purpose of cutting, embossing and ejecting the biscuits or like articles.

It has been the practice hitherto, to mount the cutters on their supporting member or block by providing them with flanges or lugs and screwing them directly to the block and to mount the embossers within the cutters by means of stems or spindles extending loosel through the cutter carrying member or p ate and having reduced ends extending through said embosser plate against which latter bear shoulders 0n the stems, the said stems being secured on the upper side of the embosser plate by means of nuts. Such a construction renders the removal or taking apart of the cutters and embossers for cleaning or other purposes and their reassembling, a lengthy operation, as each part has to be separately dealt with by manipulating the nuts and screws relating thereto.

According to the present invention mechanism is provided by which the embossers may be mounted on their respective carrying members in such a manner that they can all be instantly or rapidly dismounted and reassembled by means of a single locking or retaining element for each member common to the whole series of embossers and which is adapted to be moved longitudinally or transversely of the member in one or other direction to retain or release the embossers.

Various forms of such means are contemplated in the present application, and embodiments thereof are illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which :Figs. 1, 2

. Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgd June 27 1922 Application filed April 24, 1922.

Serial No. 556,303.

and3 are respectively front elevation, plan and cross section of one form; Figs. 4C, 5, and 6 are similar views, Figs. 4 and 5 being partly broken away, of a second form and Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are similar views of a third form.

In all the above mentioned figures a designatesthe cutter block having mounted thereon the annular cutters a surrounded by a stripper plate 6 supported by bolts 6 from said cutter block and under the action of springs 6 0 designates the embosser plate with relation to which the cutter block a is capable of vertical movement in guides b? and through which embosser plate pass the reduced ends 0 of the stems 0 of the embossers 0 (which may also serve as ejectors) and which are surrounded by the cutters a So far the construction is common to all the forms shown, and covers the conventional arrangement of the parts in question, but to now turn specifically to the novel features of the invention and to refer particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, the reduced ends 0 of the embosser stems c which, as shown, pass through and extend above the surface of the embosser plate 0 are provided each with a hole a? immediately above the upper face of the plate or preferably extending very slightly below said face and through each of said holes there is slid in the longitudinal direction of-the plate a rod d which makes a sliding fit in the holes and firmly locks the embosser stems to fit the plate. One end of the rod may be bent angularly to its axis as at d and when the rod has been passed through all the stems it is turned on its axis by said bent end and the latter secured to the plate as by means of a screw if desired. It will be seen that when it is desired to remove the embossers, all that is necessary is to release the rod d and slide it out from the holes in the stems in succession so that the embossers will drop away from the embosser plate, and conversely, for re-assembling, the stems are passed through the plate and each in turn secured by slipping the rod through its hole.

In the further forms illustrated in Figs. 4 to 9, the reduced ends 0 of the embosser stems 0 are flattened. or recessed at opposite sides immediately above the upper surface of I the plate as at e leaving a head 6 above the recesses, into which latter is slid the edges of a locking plate which may be flat, as shown, or channelled to form an enclosure for the upper ends of the stems.

This locking plate 7 (Figs. 4 to 6 and 7? Figs. 7 to 9) has movement transversely of the embosser plate instead of longitudinally, as in the case of the rod of Figs. 1 to 3 and said locking plate is provided either with open ended slots g extending to one edge as in Figs. l to 6, or with a number of holes h communicating with elongated slots h as in Figs. 6 to 9. In the last mentioned case the embosser stems are passed through the holes h and then the locking plate 7 is slid to bring the reduced or flattened parts of the stems into the communicating slots he,

,the stems being thus held due to their heads e above the flattened parts and the locking plate being then secured as by means of screws, 2'.

In the first mentioned case, afterpassing the ends a of the stems through the embosser plate 0, the locking plate 7 slid so that the flattened or reducedparts of the stems are caused to enter the open ended slots and are thus held against movement when the locking plate has been secured by the screws 71.

I have illustrated the preferred embodiments of the invention as they now appear to me and it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Wheel claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a support, of a plurality of shaping elements havingportions extending entirely through the support and provided with openings, and a locking member adapted to extendinto the openings of a series of the shaping elements for detachably connecting them to the support, said locking member engaging the top of the support.

2. In a machine o-f thecharaeter described, the combination with a support, of a plurality of shaping elements having stems extending through the support and provided with openings, and aplate having portions to receive the stems of a series of the elements and engaging in the openings for detachably connecting the shaping elements to the support.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a support, of a plurality of shaping elements having stems extending through the support and provided with openings, a plate having portions to receive the stems of a series of the elements and engaging in the openings for detachably connecting the shaping elements to the support, and means passing through the plate and engaging the support for holding the plate in engagement with the stems.

I11 witness whereof specification.

HERBERT WILLIAM HOLE.

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